Ice creeper



H.1UBBER.

ICE CREEPER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 7. 1920.

1,408,516. Patentd Mar. 7,1922.

Inventor:

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To all whom itmy coacern:

Be it known that I, HARRY J BBER, a citizen of the United States, residing atKenilworth, in the county of Union and: State of New J ersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice Creepers, of

' i which theflfollowingisa specification, refer ence being had therein'to the accompanying drawings, which forrna part thereof;

My invention relates m ice creepers and more particularly to a type thereof adapted to be 'removably secured to the shoes of the} wearer.

Anice'creep'er" made in accordance with my invention is not only so 'constructed as to be capable of being quickly and firmly secured-below the sole of an ordinary'shoe or boot so as to prevent likelihoodof-the wearer-losing his balance through slight slippage of the foot withv relation to the creepenbut its construction is such that bent or-bl'untedspikes maybe quickly removed therefromand' replac'ed byfresh spikes so as-to preserve the efficiency ofthecreeper as well as permit an inexpensive: production Since the spike's are loosely mounted with relation to their supporting; plate," I prefer: ably 'so construct the creeper as-to 'avoi'd' likelihood of injury to-the 'soleofia shoe: or boot as a re'sult'of pressure uponsaid spikes,

' i I which featureis particularly "desirable when expose the heads of thespikes, to" facilitate the" assembling of the'spikes in the structure, or theremovalflof bluntedor'bent spikes and the substitution of new spikes therefor. I The invention: consistspriniarily in an ice I creeper" embodyingtherein a plate 1 hav-, ing a plurality of independently I removable headed spikes projecting therethrough and means whereby said plate may"beremovably secured below the'soletof ashoef and in'suchother novelfeatures of construction andcombination of parts asarehereinafter set forth: and described, andinoreparticu lar-ly" pointed out in "the claims hereto"'appended. I

speciflcatlignot Letters Patent.

7 sired n' ateriak the e'n Referrip t thedrawings, i

Fug. 1 1s aside elevation of a' shoe with an ice creeper made in accordance with" invention, secured'thereto; F g. 2 1s a bottom plan view thereof;.',

F 1g; 3 is'a' slde' viewofa creeper uponv a larger scale removed from" the shoe with the securing:- straps detached therefrom and 5' v F 1 g 4 isaj plan';vi'ew thereof with the protecting plate moved'in relationfto the spike plate, toypermit access tot-he various studay I J p Like letters efer to likepart'sthroughout the several views:- g I Y In theem'bodimentbf my invention shown m' 'the-QdraW-mgs, I have shown a spike plate up having 'aplurality of openin there- J through adapted to receive heade' *spikes b wh-1cln-rnay be ordinary, short metal tacks. Extending rearwardly of theportionof the spike plate having'said openings,-I provide 7 extendunder-theshankof {L shoe; 1 e I The plate a, ordinarily is made of'light sheet metalstocki's'o that 1 the user may a reducedshank c of a len 'th suflic'ientto readily "conform into the underside of-the shank of the shoe, and" thus minimize any tendency of slippage of the-spike plate forwardly of jt-he' shoe when the creeper is'f'se-I cured" theretol' The enlargedend; of the plate a hasslits n at posite sides thereof, adapted to receive a strap". e of leather, -tex'tile 'webbingyor any other dep s of this strapl'or webbing being provided with adjustablesecuring meanssu'chasa skate or other buckle 'e' by means of which the "shank 0 maybe secured with relation to" the boot on shoe; The strape is of a lengthsuflicient to pass across the toe of the shoe, and thus hold. the

plate *w'ffirmly'in position towardthe ffor wardfpartthereofg" s Thefshankicis provided with slits oi -0 through-which a strap or webbing f, similar to the strap or webbing 6, passes, fsaid Strap of a length to pass over the? insaid shank under theshank" of the shoe,

orwebbi'ng'ffbeing provided with'adjustable securingmeansasa skate or otherbuckle f,

and being but icheck jan'y tendencyhof the creeper in its entiretyto move toward the-heel of the wearer, with a resultant loss of balance. I

While under normal conditions the 's ole ofth'e shoeywhen"the creeper is" secured thereto, would hold'the various spikes in the projected position notwiths tanding removability with relation tonthe ate, I preferably provide ashield plate 9 connected to the plate a in any manner which .w,ill permit it to be removed from engagement with the plate a in a manner to expose the heads bf e spikes b.

The configuration of the plate-g is similar;

The shank h has slit 578%?:tiiereiniiht A larly arranged tothe slits Oi- 1 0 780 as to permit the webbing f to pass therethrough and extend across said shank between said slits, in the same-manner and for the same purpose as described in relation to ,the slits I als o provide the plates aandg registering openings jy'i. through which a cotter pin may be passed so; as .to minimize any likelihood of' the separation of the plates ar aw' hen e d v a m in u a thou gh ordinarily thestraps e and f would prevent suchseparation of, said plates;

' In assembling creeper made as, herein described, the plates 'a,q are moved, about ingvthegfaee ofrfthe plate; afpresentedttoa' the pivot c'. until, allof the openings in the spike plate are exposed; Axheaded spikeb, such as anordinary, small ,tack', isthen1placed in eachopening withthe head thereof engag wards the plate iThelplate g is then are? storedto its normal position with the; slits 5 9 [V -k registering with the slits d]vcl', 0'40? respectively and tl1e Q T t r Pin h p s thr ghe pn gsifi r 3 1" and} upset so as to hold the. plate 9, against the heads ;erthe spikes, baand prevent any possible separation {of the-plates with a resultant tilting. of ,the spike's, thus while the vcreepe is inluse,

. a, minimizing possibility of theirg being bent are hen plates-awry and thin shanks zh. 1

: 'VVhen. using the creeper, th

plaw against he: s le of the QQ r sh and the ends ofv thestraps or webbin s e and connected by means of, the hue les e -f respectively, anddrawn sufiiciently I tight-t0 holdighe plates a gefi'rmly. against t so e f; n

upon icy surfaces.

'ened spikes: may be used.

cau h han @7 1, to n-7' forin to and hug the shank 6f, the boot or shoe.

With ttthbbotsana shoes equipped with creepers made in accordance with my invention,"slipping is impossible when the wearer 'fi's 'w al king, and it is possible to even run bent, than 0 broken, they may be removed and replaced by new spikes by disassembling the struts-1 ture, and; .reassembling same in 1 the manner ahowe described 7 Creepers made in invention may be cheaply produced and by accordance with my using ordinary tacks for spikes,.thei user H may readilyysecure same for renewal ipur poses. If; desired, however, special hard- It is, not; my intention to limit the driventioni to the detailed configuration I and construetion of parts shownin the vdrawings, it being apparent that such may bevaried without departing from thespir t and scope ofthe invention f' V f .Havingdescribed the invention, what I claim as new' and desire to have protected by Letters Patent, is

1.;An ice creeper embodying, therein a plate, aiplurality of independently removable, headed spikes projecting: therethrough, a second plate removably-secured with re-- lationtosaid first named plate; and adapted o-ceng ge e heads. 1lse dl spi a meansswhereby said plates may: beremov V ably secured below the sole of a shoe;

2 Lice creeper 3 embodying, therein I p ate ,1 a zplu a v of i ep nd y emor,

able, headed spikes projecting therethrough,

aseqo h fl sp m y u ted uponsaid rstmn d; pl e u i went th th r dapte o e g eheadsr f: said Sp kes, nd mea s w yse Pl e ay 7 be removably securedbelow the sple or-{a hoe of 1 a; A ei i epr m ody ng" than a plate, a plurality ,of: independently removable, headed spikes projecting therethrough; a second plate pivotall mount dwuponsfi first named plate and adjacen n t e edge th eofi, a pted o engage hei ds Disaid 4 spikes, said; last named plate corresponding i t nfig mfiiqn t l first nam te, s id pl tehw reg i pening J e through: and removable-sgmeanm passing througnsaidopenings l adapted to; hold. said V p t e i a p i n, ndt m an Wh e-i y a d, Pl e may me or bly secured b low theisole'of ashoeq Anaice creeper embodyinggtherein vg Plet -a g1u y nde vt lv I QOY: a

able, hea ed spikesprojectlng therethrough', a-seeond ,plate pivotall mounted upon; said r t the ed; p te a dja t he w the eo i-ad pt dlt e gag h h ad of said spikes, said plates having registering slits therethrough upon opposite sides of said spikes and upon opposite sides of the shanks of said plates respectively, flexible straps passing through the slits adjacent said spikes and the slits in said shanks, and adjustable takeup means whereby the ends of said straps may be adjustably secured together.

5. An ice creeper embodying therein a plate, a plurality of independently removable, headed spikes projecting therethrough,

a second plate pivotally mounted upon said first named plate and adjacent the edge thereof, adapted to engage the heads of said spikes, said last named plate corresponding in configuration with said first named plate, said plate having registering openings therethrough and removable means passing through said openings adapted to hold said plates against separation, said plates having registering slits therethroughupon opposite sides of said spikes and upon opposite sides 'jacent' said spikes and the slits in said shanks, and adj ustable takeup means whereby p the ends of said straps may be adjustably secured together. i

lnwltness whereof I have hereunto afiixedmy signature, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 3rd day of April,

HARRY J UBBER. lVitnesses HENRY STEIN DENNIS J. OlZRIEN. 

